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Phoenix Downs T-Birds in Regional NJCAA PlayoffsThe Collet,* of Southern Utah Thunder birds, who captured tholr first Intrrmountaln Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball title Just a week ago. traveled Friday, via air to PhoenU, Arit, whore they participated In a playoff aeries on the national level to determine the Region I championship of the National Junior College Athletic Association.teat Two of ThreeThe playoff sores was act up in nest two out of three game series between the two schools Phono* won the first two Kami's to win the right to nun-t Trinidad. Colo., In a playoff for u berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association finals to be held nc*t week at Grand Junction, Colo. Trinidad is the Region IX champion.Phoenix took advantage of three hits and three errors in the first inning of play in the first game, to push over six runs,! then coasted on to a 13 to 0 victory over the Thundrrblrd* behind the three hit pitching of right hander McAlptn.Shronger Saturday The Thunderbirds came back stronger in the second game Sa-i turday afternoon, but were still unable to match the hitting i*ow cr of Phoenix, as ihc bowed II to 9 to give the Arizona team theRegion title The Thunder birds collected It) hits, including six extra base tills and the only two home runs of tin* playoff wrle* Dennis Slack belied out an Uilhe-park home run and also tripled in thecontest Jerry Bennett parked one Summaries of the two games: CSU .. 1 1 0 110 10 3 ® i0 *over the fence with one on in CSU 000 000 000-035 Aria 1 0 0 4 0 6 0 Ox-14 14 Z the ninth frame. but It wo* not Ariz 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3-13 10 1 Hair. Gaboon and black; Noe «• .enough to overcome the Phoenu McAlpln. Com to; Cihoon, Creer Macfarland and tombs, liar lead. ! and Slack. I den.The College of Southern Utah Baseball team recently walked away with the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference championship, with a double-header win over Boise Junior College. Members of the Thunderbird team include, top row. Coach Cleo Petty, Karl Brnithwaite. Marian Roper, Karl Worthington. BurdellSmith. Steve Cahoon, David Creer, and assistant manager, Jon Isom. Kneeling. Gordon Loveless, Reed Hey wood. Craig Curtis, Darrel Reeves, Jerry Bennett. Dennis Slack. Sam Chamberlain and Frank Hoover. Not pictured are Calvin Hair and Joe Robertson.
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Cedar City Iron County Record
Cedar City, Utah, US
Thu, May 24, 1962
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